About this role

Lafarge Africa Plc is a leading Sub-Saharan Africa building solutions Company and member of the LafargeHolcim group. The vision of Lafarge Africa Plc is to be the most trusted and preferred partner of African construction professionals and home builders by delivering cement, concrete, aggregates and other building solutions that are best in quality, envir...

What You'll Be Doing

Identify, troubleshoot, and repair electrical, instrumentation, control loops, and simple automation problems on plant facilities and production equipment.
To ensure LOTOTO compliance.
Conduct risk assessment for all maintenance work.
Maintain records and provide feedback of work carried out to the Engineer stating resources, spares used, and consumables for any work carried out.
Perform calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of transmitters, control valves, actuators, and various field instruments across the plant.
Maintain housekeeping of workshop and electrical control rooms.
Conduct 1st level inspection of electrical panels, switch gears, and instruments to capture any abnormal condition.
Generators, transformers, switch gears, protection relays, DCS/PLC systems, and other power plant electrical equipment proper inspection, maintenance, and services. Meet weekly and agree on plan engine running schedules with senior switchboard operator.

Who You'll Be Working With

OND or Trade Test in Electrical
Minimum 2 years work experience in a Coal power Plant operation or Diesel generation operation
Hands-on experience with DCS/PLC systems, HMI/SCADA, and control panels in a power plant or process industry.
Experience in instrument calibration, loop checking, troubleshooting, and maintenance of field instruments.
Experience diagnosing control loops, alarms, interlocks, trips, and communication/network faults.
Experience with preventive and corrective maintenance of control and instrumentation systems.
Experience working under PTW, LOTO, electrical/instrumentation safety, and plant operating procedures.
Knowledge of coal power plant operation and equipment maintenance.
Safety work practices (HV/LV safety, Arc Flash protection)
Knowledge of basic engineering tools.
Knowledge of electrical and instrumentation engineering practice
Skills of interpreting electrical schematics, P&IDs, and loop diagrams
Knowledge in coal power plant operations.
Knowledge of basic wiring, control circuits, and PLC/DCS interfaces
Ability to troubleshoot causes of electrical and instrument failures
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